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Word of the Year 2022: Stillness

 Following in the footsteps of women wiser than I am has led me to take up the habit of choosing a word for the year to guide my walk with God.  

This year, my word is stillness.

I usually take life at a run - trying to get to the next thing instead of savoring the now.  I need to make sure I complete all my tasks for the day to feel fulfilled.  I've been this way for as long as I can remember.  Always did my homework on Friday afternoon so I could enjoy the whole weekend without any "have tos" that needed to be accomplished at the last minute before Monday came back around.  I live the same way now: Homiletics on Sunday afternoon before I start my BSF lesson questions on Monday so I have the whole week to work through them in preparation for the leaders' meeting on Friday night or Saturday morning.

I have a feeling my word for 2022 is about to disrupt my comfort zone!  I want to allow God to untangle my rigid practices that aren't acts of worship.  I want to be available to others in the "now" and not make them feel uncomfortable for "interrupting" me.  I want to be available to Jesus in the "now" so He can use me to be a part of extraordinary things He is doing!  I want to be amazed and awed!  And that begins with stillness.

Do you choose a word for the year?  I'd love to hear what it is.  Is it a word for what you want Jesus to do in you?  Or a word for what characteristic from God you want to experience?  Please leave a comment.

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